Place:New Forest District, Hampshire, England

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NameNew Forest District
TypeDistrict municipality
Coordinates50.879°N 1.633°W
Located inHampshire, England     (1974 - )
See alsoLymington, Hampshire, Englandmunicipal borough from which the district municipality was formed in 1974
New Forest Rural, Hampshire, Englandrural district from which the district municipality was formed in 1974
Ringwood and Fordingbridge Rural, Hampshire, Englandrural district from which some parishes joined the district municipality in 1974
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New Forest District is a local government district and modern borough in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in Lyndhurst. It is named after the New Forest.

The district was created on 1 April 1974, and was a merger of the Municipal Borough of Lymington, New Forest Rural District and part of Ringwood and Fordingbridge Rural District.

The district is one of the most populated in England not to be a unitary authority.

Total Area290.8 sq mi (753.2 km2)
Population (mid-2014 estimate)178,900


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